Anxious neighbours fear a number of badly parked cars on an A-road are putting lives at risk.

Several vehicles have been left in a precarious position in Faversham Road in Kennington, Ashford, leaving no room for pedestrians to get past.

The rear of one BMW was badly damaged recently as drivers try to dodge vehicles close to the junction with The Pasture.

One resident fears the bad parking is putting pedestrians in danger as she has to walk on the road to get past the cars.

"We live on the road and there have been cars parked on it for a very long time but recently there were five in total, from the traffic lights by the Post Office to just past The Pasture," she said.

"One of them was totally on the pavement so it was blocked completely.

"We had to walk in the road and with the speed the cars go it's frightening.

"There is one red car [a Volkswagen Golf], which is parked very crooked all the time, with part of the wheel on the pavement and the back-end of the car is usually sticking out in the road."

But, the owner of this car says he has no choice but to park like this.

"I have lost five wing mirrors in the past 20 months," he said.

"I don't like parking like that because it makes me look like I can't drive, but I can't afford to keep replacing my wing mirrors."

He also said he parks like this to try and slow traffic as he says people often drive at speeds of up to 60mph down the road.

A 20mph limit will soon be introduced in Kennington - covering 40 streets - but Faversham Road is not included in the scheme.

The stretch, which is close to three schools, will retain its 30mph limit.

"We have lived here for 10 years and they never used to park on pavements; it's getting worse," the resident added.

"We are lucky as we can walk. There is a disabled person that lives nearby and we often see him up and down the pavement in his chair; he would not be able to get past them at all.

"There are three schools very close. The kids would have to walk in the road if the cars are like they were recently

"Lives will be at risk."

The resident says there is no reason for the cars to park on the path, as it is a normal-sized 30mph road.

"I'm not sure why people park on the pavement, apart from them not thinking and maybe wanting to get off the road," she said.

"The road is the same width all the way up near the Women's Institute hall, people park in the road with no problems.

"It's bad for pushchairs too, everyone really."

Last month, a former firefighter chief said emergency vehicles struggling to get down narrow roads with cars parked either side is a "ticking bomb" in Ashford.

Peter New, who served with Kent Fire and Rescue Service for 35 years, says action is needed now, before there is a fatality.